About Pennington
Pennington, a suburb of Leigh, Greater Manchester is one of six townships in the ancient ecclesiastical parish of Leigh, that with Westleigh and Bedford merged to form the town of Leigh in 1875. The township of Pennington covered most of Leigh's town centre.
Pennington Locality
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Stamping Out Crime /
Greater Manchester PoliceTwo officers of Lancashire County Constabulary gaze intently through the door of a post office in Leigh. Perhaps they had seen a possible offence...
Before the Digital Camera /
Greater Manchester PoliceTwo officers of Lancashire County Constabulary keep a close eye on a Kodak dispenser on the outside wall of a shop in Leigh. We have no idea why....
When Blue was the Shirt Colour /
Greater Manchester PoliceAn officer patrols the streets of Leigh in the late 1960s. He is wearing the famous blue shirt that was an icon of policing for many years. It...
Life on Bradshawgate /
Greater Manchester PoliceTwo officers stand on the corner of Bradshawgate and Silk Street in Leigh. The collection of the Greater Manchester Police Museum and Archive...
Walking Past Woolies /
Greater Manchester PoliceOfficers patrol along Bradshawgate close to its junction with Union Street in Leigh. The collection of the Greater Manchester Police Museum and...
On Patrol in Leigh /
Greater Manchester PoliceThe Greater Manchester Police Museum and Archives collection, which is currently being digitised, has produced a series of marvellously evocative...